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WHEELMAN'S HAND-BOOK 



ESSEX COUNTY, 



MASSACHUSETTS: 



COl^TAINING SKETCHES OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE 
COUNTY, WITH MENTION OF THEIR OBJECTS OF IN- 
TEREST, HOTELS, 'cycling CLUBS, LEAGUE OF- 
FICIALS, ROAD ROUTES, ETC. ALSO, SKETCH 
OF THE LEAGUE OF ESSEX COUNTY 
WHEELMEN, AND A CHAPTER 
ON WHEEL LITERATURE. 



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GEORGE CHINN. 



THIRID 'EDITION. 

JUL 31 !886 



BEVERLY, MASS. 

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Copyright, 188G, 
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HKVEBI.Y, .MASS.: 
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INTI^ODUGTOI^Y. 



In presenting the third edition of this little work to 
the wheeling and touring public, the compiler desires to 
acknowledge his thanks for the favor accorded the two 
previous issues. 

In this edition he has labored to overcome some of the 
deficiencies of the former issues, and has introduced 
among other new features one which will be particu- 
larly appreciated by the tourist, and that .is the giving 
of distances from each place in the county to all adjoin- 
ing places; the points to which distances are given being 
the centers of towns, unless otherwise stated. In the 
matter of hotels, the best one in each place is in- 
variably given. 

Another new feature is the chapter devoted to the 
literature of the wheel, which, doubtless, will be of no 
little interest to many readers. 

In preparing this hand-book, accuracy has been aimed 
at, and, in the main, the information given may be relied 
upon, although no claim is made that the pages are abso- 
lutely free from errors. 

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INTRODUCTORY. 



The l)ook lias h.id a thorough revision, and many 
portions have been entirely rewritten, the compiler having 
had material assistance from several competent persons, 
and he here presents the result as likely to prove of 
value not alone to the wheelman, but to the general 
tourist as well. 

The compiler gratefully acknowledges the courtesy of 
the many kind friends who so willingly assisted him in 
the preparation of this little work, not forgetting the 
advertising patrons whose announcements form so promi- 
nent and, he hopes, not unattractive a feature of the 
work. 

Beverly, Mass., 
June 30, 1886. 



©HE ^HBBLMAIM'S F)AND-B00I^ OP GSSBX 

Bounty. 



AMESBURY 



Amcsbury is situated in the nortliern part of thfe 
county, about 40 miles from Boston, and, by the recent 
annexation of a portion of Salisbury to the town, now 
lias a population of about 10,000. Its chief industry is 
the manufacture of carriages and woolen goods. For 
|)oints of interest, take opportunity to go through a 
carriage shop and see the vehicle in its various stages of 
manufacture. Also visit the home of John G. Whittier 
on Friend street, and Powow Hill from which a tine 
view may be obtained. In the matter of hotels, the 
Mascot and American houses on Main street are both of 
good grade, the former making a discount to wheelmen. 

There is no chib at present, the one formerly existing 
here having disbanded ; but there are over one hundred 
and thirty riders, many of whom are enthusiastic and 
contemplate early organization. George L. Knights & 
Co., dealers in bicycles in Post-office block. Main street, 
will be pleased to meet wdieelmen and give them any 
desired information. They repair wheels and furnish 
parts of all kinds. Visiting wheelmen may leave their 



ANDUVEK. 



machines witli thorn wliilc in town :ui<l tliey will receive 
the best of care, free of expense. A ])leasant evening may 
be spent at their sbo]), as riders will always be found 
there. 

The roads of Amesbury, as a rule, are poor, both in 
the town proper and its approaches. In the town they 
are full of projecting stones, and on the outskirts are 
composed mostly of sand. For Salisbury Point (1 m.) 
and Newburyi^ort (5 m.), proceed uj) Main street, taking- 
left. For Merrimac (5 m.). West Newbury (7 m.) and 
Haverhill (10 m.), the same, taking right at Bartlett's 
Conier ; or, for West Newbury, pass to Newburyport, 
take right of thi-ee roads next to bridge, then left, tlien 
right on main road ; oi-, take center of three roads, then 
first right at junction of next three. The roads are 
about the average of country roads. For Portsmouth, 
N. H. (18 m.), take Elm street and })roceed to East 
Salisbury (4 1-2 m), then follow the telegraph poles 
over a good road, passing through Seabrook (G m.), 
Hampton Falls (8 m.) and Greeidand (15 m.). 



ANDOVER. 



Andover is one of the most beautiful towns in the 
county. It is situated on the Merrimac and Shawsliin 
rivers, several miles away from the salt-water, and 
abounds in extensive views of country scenery. Yet it 
is a flourishing manufacturing town, the principal man- 
ufactures being thread, twine and woolen goods, and it 
is also said that the first powder made in New England 
was })roduced here. The last census credits Andover 
with 5,711 inhabitants. For railroad facilities, the Bos- 



ANDUVEK. 



ton and Maine road runs througb the town. There are 
two hotels and several hoarding-houses in the place, but 
the hotel best adapted to the wheelman's wants is the 
Elm House, in the center of the town. Should any re- 
pairs to the wheel be necessary, John Loring, opposite 
Town Hall, will attend to them. Andover is the seat of 
Phillips Academy, Theological Seminary and Abbott 
(female) Academy, all of which are situated on Zion's 
hill which commands a magnificent view of the Merri- 
mac valley, the city of Lawrence and the distant hills of 
New Hampshire, On Zion's hill may also be seen the 
homes of the noted authors. Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 
and Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. 

There are several wheelmen in town, but the only 
club is that at Phillips Academy, known as the Phillips 
Academy Bicycle Club, which Avas formed about the 
first of May, 1881. No names of officers are given, as 
elections occur semi-annually — in the spring and fall. 
John Daland, Jr., has been appointed L. E. C. W. execu- 
tive. 

The surface of the town is uneven, forming gentle 
eminences and long handsome valleys. The roads are 
generally very good for riding, but inclined to be soft 
during dry weather. The southern part of the town is 
quite sandy, especially through the Reading woods. Go 
through the "elm arch," running parallel with Main 
street, from Salem to Chapel street, for a delightful ride. 
From the center of the town, take Elm street for North 
Andover (3 1-2 m.), — road good; Central street for 
Ballardvale (3 m.), — road fair; Main street for Law- 
rence (4 m.) and Methuen (5 m.), — road good; Salem 
street for North Reading (G m.) and Lynn (16 m.), — 
fair roads. 



BEVERLY. 



BEVERLY. 



A busj^ shoe manufncturing town is Beverly, ha\'ing a 
])0|)ulation of something less than 10,000. Farming, too, 
forms an important portion of its industries. It is also 
noted as a qniet summer resort ; the shore, with its forests 
extending to the water's edge, half-hiding the many 
elegant villas and stately mansions which dot the land- 
scape, being iinsurpassed along the Atlantic coast for 
natural beauty of scenery. The town is amply provided 
with railroad facilities, both steam and horse ; but in the 
matter of hotels it is sadly deficient, there bping none 
but third-rate houses in the place, of which the Avenue 
House on Railroad avenue is probably the best. The 
town is not especially rich in objects of historic interest; 
however, the handsome Soldiers' Monument in Abbott 
street is worth looking at. At the beach steps, foot of 
Washington street, is a pavilion where the tourist may 
rest and enjoy the beautiful views of sea and shore. In 
fact, all along the shore road to Manchester the scenery 
is most attractive. Note the fine view from the reser- 
voir at North Beverly. 

There is a large club in town, the Thorndike Bicycle 
Club, with rooms in Atlantic block, Cabot street, which 
are the handsomest and most complete quarters of any 
'cycling club in the county. The club was organized 
April 19, 1881. It elects officers annually, Charles J. 
Baker being president and Louis L. Dodge secretary at 
the present time. J. Elmer Wood is L. A. W. consul 
and is located at the shop of John Wood, Jr., corner of 
Pleasant and Rantoul streets, where disabled wheels will 
receive the attention of thoroughly competent machinists. 
This place is a favorite rende/,vo\is of wheelmen and 



BOXFORl). 



visitors are always sure of a cordial welcome. George 
Chinn, representative of the L. A. W. and treasurer of 
the L. E. C. W., may be found at the Citizen office, 
Lefavour block, Cabot street. Mr. Baker has been ap- 
j)ointed L. E. C. W. executive. ^ 

The roads about town are quite hard and compare 
favorably with those in the neighboring ])laces. For 
Beverly Farms (4 m.) and Manchester (7 1-4 m.), take 
Hale street from the Soldiers' Monument. For Wen- 
ham (4 m.), take Cabot street, following horse-railroad 
track, and take the first right-hand turn after Kittredge's 
Crossing, which is the first double-track crossing. For 
Danvers (4 m.), take Elliott street from Cabot or Ran- 
tonl, — a straight road ; or, past the railroad station, follow- 
ing Bridge street, straight ahead (3 m.). For Salem (2 
m.), take Cabot street and cross the bridge into Bridge 
street, Salem, thence turning into Winter street, Wash- 
ington square and Brown street, to Washington street. 
These roads are all fully up to the average, — pretty hard. 



BOXFORD. 



Boxford is a town of 840 inhabitants, and is divided in- 
to two parishes which are about six miles apart. Box- 
ford proper, or the first parish, is about twenty-four miles 
from Boston and is touched by the Newburyport branch 
of the Boston and Maine Railroad. The Redington 
House accommodates transient guests, but in West Box- 
ford there are no places of entertainment. There are no 
objects of interest, unless one wishes to view the interest- 
ing process of match manufacturing at the factory of 



10 BRADFORD.— DANVERS. 

Byam & Co. Few wheelmen in the place and no club, 
The^roads are generally pretty level and hard, with but 
few hills. 

Routes from East Boxford : - Start from square, and go 
south-east for Topsfield (3 m.) ; west for North Andover 
(6 1-2 m.) ; north-cast for Georgetown (5 m.) ; east for 
Rowley (8 m.). From West Boxford: — Start from 
square, and go north-west and west for North Andover 
(4 m.) ; north-east and north for Bradford (3 m.) ; 
south-east, east and north-east for Groveland (2 1-2 m.) ; 
east and south-east for Georgetown (4 1-2 m.). Roads 
generally good. 



BRADFORD. 



This is a pretty town of 3,106 inhabitants. There is no 
business in the place, Haverhill furnishing its })eople with 
emjiloyment. The railroad facilities are the same as at 
Haverhill. Bradford Academy, a young ladies' seminary, 
is located here and is an object of considerable interest to 
many young wheelmen. There is no club in the town 
and but few riders, the roads are so ])Oor, being sandy, 
and good only in damp weather. The sidewalks are 
tempting, but if wheelmen are discovered on them it will 
be to their sorrow. There is no hotel in the ])lace. For 
routes to adjoining places, see Haverhill. 



DANVERS. 



This is a (juiet country town, with a population of 
7,0G1, the principal business being shoe manufacturing, 



DANVERS. 11 



although considerable attention is given to market gar- 
dening. Both the Eastern and Western divisions of the 
Boston and Maine Railroad run through the town in ad- 
dition to the horse-cars which connect with Peabody, and 
Salem. There are many beautiful summer residences in 
Danvers and a run around the suburbs is full of interest. 
See the Endicott pear-tree, planted in 1630, at Danvers- 
])ort; also the monument at Tapleyville, to Rebecca 
Nourse, a victim of the witchcraft delusion. "Oak 
Knoll" is the summer home of the poet Whittier. From 
Hathorne hill, where the lunatic hospital is located, a 
magnificent view can be had in every direction. There 
is a good ])ublic house, the Hotel Danvers, corner of High 
and Conant streets, which is the league house and is 
pleasantly situated. 

The Danvers Bicycle Club (organized April 28, 1884) 
is a wide-awake organization and wheelmen always re- 
ceive a cordial welcome at its rooms in Maple street. 
John C. Brainard is president and Albert G. Allen, Jr., 
secretary. Thei-e is a riding park in the center of the 
town which has been used to some extent as a racing 
track and little repairing will put it in good condition. 

Danvers is a fine place for wheeling, the roads being 
hard and smooth. The roads running out of the town 
are all good. Start from Hotel Danvers. For Salem 
(4 1-2 m.), take High and Water streets, and turn into 
Margin street, Peabody, which runs into North street, 
Salem. For Peabody (3 1-8 m.), take Elm and Sylvan 
streets, and keep straight ahead. For Beverly (4 m.), 
take Conant and Elliott streets. For North Beverly 
(2 m.), follow Conant street all the way. For Middle- 
ton (4 m.), follow Maple street. For Topsfield (5 m.), 
take Maple and Locust streets, keeping to main road un- 



12 ESSEX. — GEORGETOWN. 

til Newburyport turnj^ike is reached. The turnpike is 
generally poor in summer. For Wenham (4 m.), take 
Maple and Locust streets, turn into Wenham street, cross 
railroad track and follow main road. 



ESSEX. 



Essex is a town of 1,722 inhabitants, situated 27 miles 
from Boston, and claiming for its industries, ship-build- 
ing, farming, fishing and the manufacture of shoes. The 
Boston and Maine Railroad passes through the town. 
There is no hotel, but strangers are accommodated by 
Joseph W. Andrews, at the house at the eastern end of 
the Long Causeway. Centennial Grove, a resort for pic- 
nic parties, is on the border of Chebacco Lake, the latter 
a beautiful body of water. There are several wheelmen 
in the town, who, undoubtedly, would willingly assist the 
tourist. 

The roads are generally good, although liable to be 
muddy or dry, as the elements may determine. For 
Gloucester (7 m.), take Main street, left on Eastern ave- 
nue ; for Manchester (4 1-2 m.) and Beverly (12 m.). 
Main street, right on Southern avenue ; for Ipswich 
(5 m.), start from post-ofHce, up Main street. Northern 
avenue, and keep on main road, taking left-hand road 
near school-house, then keep to right. 



GEORGETOWN. 



This is a thriving little town of 2,299 inhabitants, the 
manufacture of boots and shoes being the principal busi- 



GLOUCESTER. 13 



ness. It has good railroad communications. The prin- 
cipal objects of interest are Baldpate hill (which is the 
highest point of land in Essex County, the summit afford- 
ing an excellent view of the surrounding country), the 
Memorial Church, Peabody Library, and Library Hall. 
The hotel is the Pentucket House. There ai-e several 
two and three wheelers in the town, but no club has been 
formed. 

The I'oads are good, being of hard riding surface, with 
one exception : between the town and South Groveland, 
through the woods for a mile or two where the wheelman 
encounters a soft, sandy road. In all other directions, 
the roads are exceptionally good. For Rowley (G m.), 
take south-eastern road from square in front of Pentucket 
House and bear to the left. For Groveland (3 1-2 m.), 
north-eastern road, taking left-hand road after passing 
Pentucket Lake. For East Boxford (5 m.), south-west- 
ern road, taking left-hand road at junction of two roads, 
keeping to the left for West Boxford (4 1-2 m.). For 
Newbury (7 m.), north-eastern road, keeping to right. 



GLOUCESTER. * 



The most important of Massachusetts fishing ports, 
Gloucester sends out about 650 vessels to lure the "finny" 
from the vasty deep. The harbor is very large and deep 
and quite picturesque in appearance. The city is about 
32 miles from Boston, has a population of 21,713, and 

* Wheelmen visiting Gloucester should possess themselves with a 
copy of that delightful little work, "In and Around Cape Ann," by 
John S. Webber, Jr., which is i-eplete with information concerning the 
roads and the sights of the entire cape territory, including besides 
Gloucester, Rockport, Essex and Manchester, and costs only 75 cents. 



14 GLOUCESTEK. 



good railroad facilities, both steam and horse. The ]n'm- 
cipal points of interest are the stone quarries at Bay 
View and Lanesville, at the northern part of the Cape, 
the Eastern Point light-house and Old Fort at East 
Gloucester, Bass Rocks, Good-Harbor Beach and the 
summer houses at East Gloucester. A pleasant bicycle 
ride of fifteen miles is "Around the Cape," taking in 
Rockport, Pigeon Cove, Bay View, Lanesville, Annis- 
quam, Riverdale, and thence to Gloucester. The Wil- 
low roads at Lanesville and Riverdale are both worth a 
trip to see. Phillips avenue at Pigeon Cove, on the most 
extreme end of Cape Aim, affords a charming view of the 
ocean. 

Just before entering Gloucester on the main highway 
from Manchester is the watering-place of Magnolia. 
Here one finds many beautiful private residences, com- 
fortable hotels and enchanting sea views, with a long 
stretch of sandy beach known as Crescent Beach. At 
Magnolia is also found the famons Rate's Chasm. From 
Magnolia the ride on Little River Road to West Glouces- 
ter is well worth taking. 

The soil about town is gravelly and generally in poor 
condition. Coming into town from Manchester, the road 
is easily ridden, with the exception of one or two hills. 
Cut road on Western avenue is always fine for bicycling. 
For Essex (7 m.), from Pavilion Hotel along Western 
avenue, take road leading oif from right at sign-board, 
and continue on past ice-houses. After leaving Slough 
hill at West Gloucester, the road will be found very fine. 
The first portion of the route will be found disagreeable, 
owing to the many hollows made by the ice teams, but 
after leaving the railroad bridge at West Gloucester, the 
road gradually improves. For Manchester (7 m.), take 



GLOUCESTER. 



Western avenue, passing Magnolia. Coast Sawyer's 
liill at Fresh Water Cove with care — dangerous curve at 
bottom. The hill just beyond the first houses met with 
at Manchester is safe coasting, though notice should be 
taken of the curve at top. For Rockport (4 7-8 m.), 
take Main street to East Main street, tlience up Dog-hill 
road. Eastern avenue, and one road to Rockport. Easy 
i-iding from Dog hill. Just before entering Rockport, 
note the fine sea view from Great hill. This road if con- 
tinued on will bring the rider directly to Main street, 
Gloucester, without a single turn off from the main high- 
way, about sixteen miles "Around the Cape," Few 
coasts are recommended on this ride. 

The direct route to Bass Rocks is via Main street, to 
East Main and Bass avenue (1 1-2 m. from Pavilion 
Hotel), but there is another and more attractive route, 
though somewhat longer. Start from Pavilion Hotel, 
thence along Main street to East Main street (1 mile, 
junction of Rocki)ort road), thence East Main street, 
over hill and follow horse-car track to Mt. Pleasant 
avenue (ice-house at foot, 2 1-8 m. from start), thence 
up Mt. Pleasant avenue to Ocean avenue, and thence 
Bea'ch avenue; distance from start, 3 1-4 m. The dis- 
tance is but 3-5 m. from foot of Rockport road, at its 
junction with East Main street (or 1 3-5 m. from Pavil- 
ion Hotel), via Bass avenue and Brightside avenue. 
The longer route is especially recommended for its beau- 
tifid land and ocean scenery. 

The city is well supplied with hotels. The Pavilion 
Hotel, Western avenue, facing Main street, is the best in 
the city, and caters especially to visiting wheelmen at 
reasonable rates. Others are, the Webster House, Pleas- 
ant street ; Ocean House, Western avenue ; and Belmont 



16 GROVELAND. 



Hotel, Main street, which gives special rates to wheel- 
men. The Pigeon Cove Plouse (6 1-2 m.), on main high- 
way "Around the Cape," is first-class and also makes a 
discount. The Grand View House, Annisquam, is the 
best at that place. The Bass Rocks House is a first-class 
summer house and gives special rates to L. A. W. tour- 
ists. 

There is a club here, the Crescent 'Cycle Club (organ- 
ized September 19, 1885), of which Charles J. Gray is 
president and J. C. Merchant, secretary. Officers are 
elected every six months. Henry A. Burnham, Jr., 
corner of Prospect and Mason streets, is L. A. W. con- 
sul. John S. Webber, Jr., member of the Boston Bicycle 
Club and consul for the C. T. C, can be found at the 
Cape Ann Savings Bank, Main street, and is always 
pleased to see any visiting wheelman. 



GROVELAND. 



To wheelmen, Groveland offers few attractions, the 
roads being poor, as a whole ; although there are some 
quite good runs in the central part of the town. They 
are mostly hard, with little snnd, l)ut rough and hilly. 
The population is 2,272, and the principal business is the 
manufacture of flannel, although shoe-making and farm- 
ing are carried on to some extent. Meager railroad ac- 
commodations. The only object of especial interest is 
the scenery, which on the I'iver banks is beautiful. 
There is no bicycle club in town, there being but few 
riders ; and no hotel in the place, visitors generally go- 
ing to Haverhill. 

Take the depot as a starting point. To get to West Box- 



HAMILTON AND WENHAxM. 



ford (2 1-2 m.), go south through South Groveland. 
For East Boxford (8 m.), go through Georgetown. For 
Bradford and Haverhill (3 ra.), go through Groveland 
village, east from the railroad, until the bridge is reached, 
then north-west. There is a nearer road, but it is very 
poor. For West Newbury (5 m.), proceed east, along 
the river bank, through Groveland village. For George- 
town (3 m.), go south-east, keeping straight ahead at 
junction of four roads near the lakes. 



HAMILTON AND WENHAM. 



The ])rincipal occupation of these two towns is farming, 
as the well-tilled land and acres of waving corn in sum- 
mer will show. The Boston and Maine Railroad runs 
through each town, one station serving for both places. 
On the left, coming east, the residence of Miss Mary 
Abigail Dodge (Gail Hamilton) is passed. The Chebac- 
co House, on the border of Chebacco Lake, in the Essex 
woods, is a pleasant resort in summer, while Asbury 
Grove also attracts hosts of wheelmen, especially in camp- 
meeting time. There are no repair shops for bicycles in 
either town where a job other than a bent handle-bar or 
crank can be carried with safety. The pumping station 
of the Salem water-works is located on the border of 
Wenham Lake ; the reservoir, from which a magnificent 
view can be obtained, being a mile away at North Bever- 
ly. The Myopia Hunt Club of Boston has its club house 
and kennels on the Gibney farm in Hamilton. Accord- 
ing to the last census, Hamilton has a population of 851, 
while Wenham goes it twenty better. 

The roads are quite good, being better in the center of 



18 HAVERHILL. 



the towns than on the ontskii-ts. From Wenham, 
through Hamilton, to Ipswich (7 m.), is one of the most 
delightful rides in the county. The road is excellent, 
and the scenery is ever varying and attractive. Just be- 
fore entering the latter town, keep a lookout on the right 
for road to Essex (12 m.) and Gloucester (19 ra.), if you 
are wheeling that way. It will be found good wheeling 
the entire distance. For Beverly (4 m.), when coming 
through Wenham from the east, pass in front of the 
soldiers' monument, keeping on the main road which 
bears to the left, in a southerly direction, and follow along 
the eastern border of Wenham Lake to North Beverly. 
The road south-west of the monument leads to Danvers 
(4 m.). Both roads are good. For Topsfield (5 m.), 
start from the depot, cross the track into Hamilton, take 
the first road to the left and keep on main road. Fair 
wheeling ; sandy in spots. 



HAVERHILL. 



Haverhill is a busy city of nearly 25,000 population, 
the principal business being the manufacture of boots, 
shoes and slippers. The Boston and Maine road pro- 
vides good railroad facilities to GeorgetoAvn, Newbury- 
port, Danvers and Lawrence, and there is a horse-railroad 
to Groveland and West Newbury. The public library 
on Summer street is worth a visit, and every one will be 
interested in Whittier's birth] )lace on the Amesbury 
road, about three miles out. Lake Kenoza is a charming 
body of water and near by is Mr. W. G. Webb's elegant 
estate, "Castle Winnekenni." 

There are at least fifty riders in the city and one club, 
the Pentucket Wheel Club, organized in 1885. It has 



IPSWICH. 1!) 

headquarters at 2 Bridge street, and a riding hall in 
Court street, H. A. Chase is president, and A. E. Leach, 
secretary. J. Fred. Adams, a well-known wheelman, is 
L. A. W. consul, and can be found, mornings, at 117 
Merrimack street, to give visitors any information need- 
ed. Mr. Adams is also executive of the L. E. C. W. 
There are several hotels in the city, the Hotel Webster, 
a league house, on Washington square, or the Eagle, 
equally good, on Main street, are the best. Should the 
services of a bicycle repairer be needed, J. P. Busfield, 
Mechanics court, can be relied upon for slight repairs. 

As to the condition of streets for riding, the business 
streets. are paved; the others are sandy and are good 
only in damp weather. For Merrimac (6 m.) and Ames- 
bury (10 m.), start from City Hall, Main street, and go 
north-east through Kenoza avenue ; for Plaistow (3 m.) 
and Atkinson, N. H. (10 m.), north through Main street. 
Roads are somewhat sandy, but can be ridden. For 
Groveland (3 m.), Georgetown (6 1-2 m.), Newburyport 
(13 m.), Ipswich (16 1-2 m.), Danvers (18 m.) and 
Salem (22 1-2 m.), start from City Hall, and go east 
through Main, Water and Groveland streets. Fair rid- 
ing. For Bradford (1-2 m.), Andover (10 1-4 m.), 
Lawrence (8 1-4 m.). North Andover Center (7 3-4 m.). 
North Andover Depot (6 5-8 m.), Lowell (20 m.) and 
Methuen (10 1-4 m.), start at City Hall, going south 
through Main and Bridge streets, via Lawrence, Some 
sand, but fair riding. 



IPSWICH. 



Ipswich is about 27 miles north-east of Boston and has 
a population of 4,200. Its principal manufactures are 



20 IPSWICH. 

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boots and shoes and woolen hosiery, two large mills be- 
ing devoted to the latter industry. The first blankets 
made in New England were ])roduced here. The Boston 
and Maine Railroad runs through the town, nearly every 
train making a stop here. The L. A. W. hotel is the 
Agawan: House, on the top of the hill as one enters the 
main part of the town, where 33 per cent, discount is al- 
lowed the 'cycling fraternity. No bicycle club has been 
formed, there being but few wheelmen in the town. Al- 
though the town is a historic one, being the first place in 
the county which any European is known to have visited, 
the objects of interest to the ordinary person are few. 
Choate's bridge, built in 1764, is the first stone arch- 
bridge built in the county, and for a long time the towns- 
people were afraid to venture over it. It was named in 
compliment to Judge Choate. Visit also the Public 
Library and afar gaze on Heartbreak hill, made famous 
by Celia Thaxter. A county correctional institution in 
tlie town offers little attraction to the worthy wheelman. 
Its roads have the reputation of being the best in the 
county. This is mostly from natural formation. For 
Topsfield (6 1-2 m.), take street at foot of hill, leave 
depot on the right, and keep straight ahead, thi'ough Wil- 
lowdale. For Rowley (4 m.) and points beyond, pass 
straight through Ipswich, leaving flag-staff on left. For 
East Boxford (7 m.), take same street at foot of hill, 
leaving de])ot on left, or pass straight through the town 
to the flag-staff, leaving school-house on the left. Keep 
straight ahead, passing through Linebrook. The roads 
will be found good, although on the last-named route 
some sand will be encountered. . For Hamilton and 
Wenham (7 m.), due south, main r(iad. For Essex (5 
m.),take first left at the south green. 



LAWKEXCK. 21 



LAWRENCE. 



This city of !il)out 40,000 souls is in the north-westeni 
part of the county. The jirincipal business is cotton and 
woolen manufacturing, there being many large mills in 
the place. Among the manufactures, the paper industry 
is assuming considerable proportions, the daily ])roduct 
l)robab]y reaching fifty or sixty tons. Visitors should see 
the lai-ge manufactories. The Pacific Mills, one of the 
largest manufactories in the Avorkl, employing upwards of 
5.000 operatives, stand first. The engraving and print- 
ing departments are of especial interest. Visitors should 
not neglect to see the Lawrence dam, and a trip upon 
the river above the dam is a source of much 2:)leasure. A 
fine view of the city may be obtained from the reservoir. 
The city is amply provided with railroad facilities, both 
steam and horse. 

The Lawrence Bicycle Club is one of the oldest clubs 
in the country, having been formed, November 15, 1880. 
It was formerly the most active club in the county, but 
of late canoeing has in a great measure superseded the 
wheel, so that the club is now more of a social than a riding 
organization. Elections occur annually, in April, Dr. C. 
W. Partridge and W. L. Reed being the club's latest 
choice for president and secretary, respectively. The 
club numbers about forty-five members, and has hand- 
some quarters at 3 Appleton street. E. Arthur 
Dean, at paymaster's oflice, Pacific Mills, is L. A. W. 
consul. Thomas S. Webb is vice-president of the L. E. 
C. W., and Mahlon D. Currier, executive. There is 
a fair racing track in the city, belonging to the Law- 
rence Cricket Club. Bicycles may be repaired at A. S. 
Bunker's, 280 Common street, and Dyer & Co.'s, 337 Es- 



22 LYNN. 

sex Street. Tliere are several hotels in the place, the 
Franklin House in Broadway and the Essex House, Es- 
sex street, being the best. 

In regard to the roads, those in the city are quite 
good, and compare favorably with those of any place in 
the county. For Methuen (2 m,), leave Essex street, via 
Lawrence street; direct road. No hills, and but slight 
ascents. Descend small hill just before reaching village. 
There are two other roads, but this is the best. No oc- 
casion to dismount. For North Andover Center (3 m.), 
down Essex street to right, through Union street, over 
the Merrimac River, then turn to left and follow horse- 
car track to Methodist Church at junction of Main street, 
thence through Main street to the Center. Avoid what 
is called the air-line road from Lawrence to North 
Andover Center, as it cannot be ridden. For Andover 
(4 m.), down Essex street to right, through Union street, 
across Merrimac river, straight ahead. Direct road and 
good road bed. Quite a steep hill to ascend on entering 
the town, but surmountable. The best road to Haver- 
hill (8 1-4 m,) is down Essex street to right, through 
Union street, over the Merrimac River, then turn to left 
and straight road, bearing to left through North Andover 
and passing through Bradford, crossing the Merrimac 
again from Bradford into Haverhill. This is a better 
road than the one down the other side of the river. Road 
fair ; somewhat sandy in places, but coinfortably ridden. 



LYNN. 



The "City of Soles" is the facetious a})])ellati()n often 
applied to this city of 45,S67 souls, from the magnitude 



LYNN. m 

of the shoe and leather business done here. There are 
many pretty rides about the city, the chief points of 
interest being High Rock (from which a magnificent 
view of the surrounding country can be obtained), Dun- 
geon Rock Cave (which cannot be reached by bicycle), 
Lover's Leap on Grove street and the Electric Light 
Works on Western avenue. It is said that the first iron 
works in New England were established in .this city. 
The railroad facilities, both steam and horse, are excel- 
lent; but the narrow-gauge I'oad is of especial importance 
to wheelmen, as it ti-ansports bicycles free of charge. As 
to hotels, the place is full of them. There are the Revere 
House in Market street and the Boscobel at West Lynn 
(both L. A. W. hotels), besides the Sagamore in Union 
street, the Kirtland in Summer street. Hotel Nahant (a 
summer house) at the beach, and many others of varying 
degrees of goodness — or badness. 

There are three 'cycling clubs in the city. The Star 
Bicycle Club is one of the oldest wheeling organizations 
in the country, having been formed November 5, 1879. 
Officers are elected annually. Frank S. Winship is presi- 
dent, and W. H. Pervear, secretary. The Lynn 'Cycle 
Club was organized June 19, 1884. Its headquarters are 
at the corner of Market and Andrews streets. Names of 
officers are not given as they are changed quarterly. 
The Boscobel Bicycle Club was formed August 23, 1884, 
and has headquarters at 35 Central avenue. Election of 
officers occurs in Januai-y and July, consequently no 
names are given. Emerson G, Gordon, 47 Willow street, 
is the president of the L. E. C. W., and J. Harry Sher- 
man, executive. There is a first-class racing track in 
that section of the city known as Glenmere, which is 
three laps to the mile and one of the best tracks in the 



24 LYNNFIELD. 



country, its surface being of screened blue gravel, rolled 
hard and smooth. It is owned by the Lynn 'C3'cle Club 
Track Association and was built in the spring of 1886, 
the opening tournament being held May 31. T. A. Car- 
roll is president of the association, and E. M. Bailey, sec- 
retary. 

The roads about the city are good throughout the 
season. For Lynnfield Center (8 m.), via Flax Pond 
and Wyoma, turning to left in the square at Wyoma. 
For Peabody (5 m.), same as to Lynnfield, only turning 
to the right in the square at Wyoma. For Salem (6 1-2 
m.), Essex street to Forest River road. For Saugus 
Center (3 1-2 m.), via Common and West Lynn, Sum- 
mer street, via East Saugus (2 1-2 m.). The roads on 
all these routes are as good as the average Essex County 
road in summer. For Nahant (4 m.), via, Central ave- 
nue, Exchange, Broad and Newhall streets, and along 
the beach road which is one of the most delightful rides 
imaginable, the road being perfect and the view most al- 
luring. There is also another way, via Market, Broad 
and Beach streets. There is not much difference in the 
two routes, the first being down a steep hill (which should 
be taken carefully), while the other is rather rough 
wheeling, yet can be ridden safely. Lynn wheelmen 
generally go the first way. For Swampscott (2 1-2 m.), 
via Market, Broad, Nahant and Ocean streets, over a 
first-class road. 



LYNNFIELD. 



Lynnfield is but a short ride from Peabody, over a 
good road. It is a farming district, having a ])Oj)ulation 



MANCHESTER. 



of 766, and save the fine roads and natural scenery, has 
nothing of especial interest to the tourist. There are 
ordinary railroad facilities. There is but one public 
honse, the Lynnfield hotel, on the turnjiike at the south 
village. There are some wheelmen in the town, but no 
club. F. P. Russell, the tow^n-clerk, who keeps a store at 
the Center, doubtless will give visitors any needed in- 
formation. The roads are genei-ally hard and in good 
condition. For Lynn (8 m.), Saugus (6 m.), Peabody 
(6 m.), or Salem (8 m.), take the main road at the Cen- 
ter. The road to Middleton (5 m.), running north at 
the Center, is hilly, but good. 



MANCHESTER. 



Manchester claims a population of 1,639, and has for 
its principal occupation the manufacture of furniture. It 
is 25 miles distant from Boston by road. The railroad 
runs through the town. The hotels are the Masconomo 
and the Crescent Beach House (both first-class summer 
hotels), and the Manchester House in the center of the 
town. The Singing Beach, near the Masconomo, is con- 
sidered quite a curiosity. There is a club in the town, 
the Conomo Bicycle Club, which was organized January 
22, 1886, with the choice of Charles A. Collins as presi- 
dent and A. L. Churchill as secretary. Club elections 
are held annually. The roads in Manchester are of 
gravel and generally good. For Gloucester (7 m.), take 
Central and Bridge streets, passing through Magnolia; 
Essex (4 1-2 m.) and Ipswich (9 1-2 m.), Washington 
and Summer streets; Beverly (7 1-4 m.). School street. 
The road to Essex is especially attractive. 



26 MARBLEHEAD. 



MARBLEHEAD. 



Marbleliead is a quaint old town on the rocks by the 
sea, four miles east of Salem, and is one of the oldest 
towns in New England, having been incorporated fifteen 
years after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Its 
principal business is shoe manufacturing, the fishing- 
industry, which was once its chief occupation, having fallen 
into a decline. It is widely known as a summer resort, 
the districts of Devereux, Clifton, Peach's Point and the 
Neck containing numbers of elegant residences and pret- 
ty cottages, and abounding in fine views. The harbor is 
one of the finest on the coast, and is a favorite with 
yachtsmen. The Eastern Yacht Club has its head- 
quarters at the Neck, and every Thursday afternoon, dur- 
ing the summer months, a band concert is given on the 
lawn in front of the clul) house. The town is unusually 
rich in objects of historic interest, while its crooked 
streets and old buildings give it a picturesque aspect that 
is famous. 

Visitors should see the Lee Mansion in Washington 
street, a princely mansion of the olden time, with its 
grand staircase, carved wainscoting and historic wall 
paper in a remarkable state of preservation. The old St. 
Michael's Church (built in 1714), with its ancient and 
curious reredos, is near by. The home of the hero of 
"Skipper Ireson's Ride," is in Circle street, but if the 
visitor values his peace of mind, he will refrain from look- 
ing it up or making even the remotest allusion to that 
circumstance Avliich formed the theme of a highly 
imaginative ballad by Whittier. Fort Sewall Park is an 
attractive ])lace for a breezy promenade and matchless 
sea A'iews. A ramble through the Old Hill Burying 



MARBLEHEAD. 



Ground, off Beacon street, is full of interest. The view 
from this height is superb. Near by is the " Old Brig," 
the birthplace of Moll Pitcher; and the Fountain Inn 
well, where Agues Surriage drew the water for Sir Har- 
ry Frankland. The fish-flakes in this neighborhood are 
suggestive of other days. The finest public building in 
the town is Abbot Hall, which can be seen from any 
portion of the town. The reading room contains, among 
other paintings, Willard's noted " Yankee Doodle." The 
Soldiers' Monument is in Elm street, the column near the 
railroad station having been erected to the memory of 
James Mugford, a revolutionary hero. Elbridge Gerry, 
governor of Massachusetts, vice-president of the United 
States and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, 
was born in the large white house nearly opposite the 
North Church ; and the square house near the old Town 
Hall was the birthplace of Judge Joseph Story. 

The town has a population of 7,517, and is amply pro- 
vided with steam and horse railroad facilities. There is 
no hotel in the town pi-opei-, the old American house (a 
fourth-grade hotel), having been closed up; but at the 
Neck there is a first-class summer hotel, the Nanepash- 
emet, which gives 25 per cent, reduction to wheelmen. 
The Clifton House, off Atlantic avenue, is also a first- 
class summer house. If any bicycle repairs be needed, 
John P. Goodwin in Stacey street, or John B. Graves, 
Jr., School street, will attend to same. 

Besides numbers of " unattached " wheelmen, there is a 
club, the Marblehead Bicycle Club, which was organized 
May 21, 1881, and has rooms in the Lefavour block, 
corner of School and Pleasant streets. Ofticers are elect- 
ed annually, Stephen W. Chapman and P. Howard Shir- 
ley being the |)resent president and secretary, respective- 



28 MERRIMAC. 



ly. The club at one time won wide recognition by its 
enthusiasm pertaining to wheeling matters, but during 
the past year or two it has becoine more of a social 
organization, the wheel having been relegated to a small 
number of occasional riders. Gardner R. Hathaway is 
recording secretary of the L. E. C. W., and Mr. Shirley, 
executive. 

The roads about town are of good riding surface. 
There are few hills, all of which are surmountable. The 
road to the Neck (1 1-2 ra.) is via Pleasant and Ocean 
streets (or Devereux, turning down Beach street) and 
riding along the beach road. The roads at the Neck are 
good, with several hills, only one of which is insurmount- 
able to the average wheelman. There are fine sea views 
from every point. See the Churn, Great Head, the light- 
house, and Eastern Yacht Club house (the latter open 
only to members and their friends). The roads leading 
out of town are good. Start from bicycle-club building. 
For Salem (4 m.), follow the main road to Our House 
and take the right-hand road at mile-post. Good, hard 
road. Beyond the Catholic cemetery on the left notice 
the curious formation of the hills in the pastures known 
as the "Dungeons." • Coast Forest River hill with care. 
For Swampscott (4 ra.) and Lynn (6 m.), take main 
road to Our House and turn to left. Keep to left all the 
way. Good, hard road. 



MERRIMAC. 



Merrimac has a population of 2,378 and is engaged in 
the manufacture of fine carriages. The roads in the town 
proper are hilly, although of hard surface. The distance 



METHUEN. 2!i 



from Boston is 40 nulos, and by rail is veacliL'd by a 
l)ranch of the Boston and Maine road, via Nev/ton Junc- 
tion, N, II. The liotel is the Preseott House in Main 
street, and in every respect is first cLass, having all 
modern improvements. Though not a League house, 
wheelmen staying there will receive every attention from 
Mine Host Prescott or his genial clerk. There is no bi- 
cycle club in town, but there are more than twenty 
riders. There was a club, but it was short-lived. 
Wheels will be rejiaired by N. L. Howes, Stevens' lane. 
John W. Logan, L. E. C. VV. executive, may be 
found at the Prescott House, or at J. B. Judkins & Son's 
carriage factory in Main sti-eet, and will gladly give in- 
formation to visiting wheelmen. 

The roads in the town are somewhat hilly, although of 
hard surface, but on the outskirts they are sandy. For 
Haverhill (6 m.), go direct thi-ough Main street, west. 
Sandy road. To Amesbury (5 m.). Main street, east. 
Fair road. For Newburyport (9 m.), take the river road 
which is good and will give one a chance to enjoy the 
beautiful scenery of the Merrimac. For Newton, N. II., 
take Church street, through West Newbury (8 m,.), tak- 
ing Locust street. 



METHITEN. 



Situated on the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad, 
twenty-seven miles north of Boston, Methuen has a i)op- 
ulation of 4,507, and is largely an agricultural district. 
There are also extensive manufactures of cotton, woolen 
and jute goods, and boots and shoes. The Sjucket River, 
a tributary of the Merrmiac, runs through the village. 



:30 MTDDLETON. — NAHANT. 

There is a hotel of oi'diiimy grade. The roads are fair. 
Take Broadway for Lawrence (2 m.), a straiglit road. 
For Haverhill (10 1-4 m.), via Lawrence is the best 
road. 



MIDDLETON. 



This is a farming district, with a population of S99. 
The extensive seed farms of James J. II. Gregory are lo- 
cated here. There is nothing of j)articular moment in 
the place, except the water-works, and Middleton Pond 
on the border of which is Walnut Grove, a picnic ground. 
Miss Lucy Curtis, \n Lake street, entertains transient 
guests. There are two wheelmen in the place, hardly a 
sufficient number for organization. 

The roads in the town and its approaches are ]ioor. 
Starting from the square in the village, take Maple street 
for Dan vers (4 m.) and Peabody (6 m.), following main 
road. Same street for East Boxford (5 m.), taking first 
left-hand turn after crossing Ijiswich Iliver, and next 
turn to right for Topsfield (G m.). For North Andover 
(8 m.), follow Nortli Main street to junction of three 
roads and take extreme risfht. 



N AH ANT. 



This charming peninsula is reached by a long stretch of 
hard, level road-way, along the lieach from T-iynn, making 
one of the finest rides to be found. Nahant is a summer 
resort and consequently has but a small permanent ]»o]>- 
ulation — only 637. It was, years ago, the most fashion- 
able watoring-])Iace in New England. It is one of tlie 
prettiest ])laces along the coast and is a paradise for 



NEWRURYPORT AND VICINITY. \M 



wheelmen, Nahant's smooth roads, beautiful scenery and 
fish dinners being proverbial. It abounds in interesting- 
sights and many are the romantic spots to be found along 
its rocky shores. The Pirates' Cave, under the hill in 
the rear of the Tri-Mountain House, is a curious sight. 
The Maolis Gardens are in another part of the village. 
See the Natural Bridge, Puljnt Rock and Cauldron Cliff 
near H. Cabot Lodge's residence at East Point. There 
are numbers of elegant private residences, and the Star 
Bicycle Club of Lynn has a cosy cottage, "The Bijou," 
which was erected in May, 1883, on the hill in front of 
the Tri-Mountain House, There are three hotels, the 
Bass Point, Tri-Mountain and rJeLty houses, located at 
Bass Point. The roads are good throughout the })lace, 
but there are some steep hills which should be descended 
with caution. The distance to Lynn Citv Hall is 4 miles. 



NEWBURYPORT AND VICINITY 



In the north-eastern corner of Massachusetts nestles 
Newburyport, world-renowned for its beauty — })icturesque 
— unique. Outstretched upon the southerly slope of the 
Merrimac's terminating banks, from the "liver's brink" to 
the crest of its highland, it forms a parallelogram nearly 
four miles in length by a quarter of a mile in width, out- 
lined by riverside streets on the north and east, by High 
street on the south and connected at either end by Ocean 
and Moseley avenues — a continuous boulevard of eight 
miles circuit. By the coast 'it is thirty-six miles from 
Boston and twenty from Portsmouth, with entirely 
])racticable and for the most part especially good roads. 
It is doubtful if another reach of equal extent can be 
found combininji such irresistible attractions as are un- 



•A2 NEWBURYPORT AND VICINITY. 

folded at each step of the way. Wheehnen on health 
or pleasure bent are recommended to tarry here awhile 
for mental delectation and ]ihysical invigoration. From 
this as a center, fairly good roads invite to excursions 
v/ithont number, and quaint old homes with historic as- 
sociations, along shade-environed lanes, pique the curios- 
ity, whilst striking landscapes allure the artistic eye and 
a rare flora and \;nusi;al geologic formations reward the 
scientific observer. 

Approaching Newburyport from Rowley two routes of 
nearly equal length and merit offer ; one inland by Dum- 
mer Academy — founded in 1768 — and the other follow- 
ing the coast, the main road. By this five miles from 
Rowley Green brings the 'cycler into the classic town of 
Newbury, and to the height of land above the River 
Parker, whence the view will charm, whilst gliding down 
the grade to the river which under the name of Quas- 
cacunquen here witnessed the first landing of the first ad- 
venturers into the unknown region beyond. Entered 
upon the bridge which spans the broad expanse of water, 
the observant eye will note on the rail of the third or 
fourth arch on the left, the legend " one mile," which 
means that thence to the top of " Gravel Hill " is a 
measured mile of what was once the noted " shell road 
of Newbury." Alas ! that through indifference, parsi- 
mony, or other even less worthy cause, this pride of the 
old town is lost to its fame. But let not the rider fail to 
coast the declivity of Gravel Hill. It is safe ahd glorious 
despite official neglect. Keeping the direct or main 
road, an easy ride of four and a quarter miles leads 
through the richest farming region of Newbury, along 
High street through Newbury])ort's entire length to the 
" three roads," thence by " Moseley avenue " one mile to 



NEWBURYPORT AND VICINITY. 



" Chain Bridge " gracefully s])aiii]iiig the Merrimac. A 
ride of more entrancing loveliness is not. Returning by 
the riverside road, Titcomb or State street Avill lead the 
traveler to one or other of comfortable hostelries where 
every attention will be courteously shown him. 

Pleasant and profitable excursions lead in many di- 
rections. Georgetown is ten miles ; West Newbury 
seven, all ascending by easily ridden grades, inviting- by 
their attractiveness and by their frequent descending 
coasts. Let no wheelman fail to ride to Plum Island, nor 
let him lie daunted by the plank road leading from its hotel 
— famous for its game, fish and " Fowle " — to the ocean. 
Though it seems formidable, it is easily ridden, and the 
summit gained, "lift up thine eyes northward and south- 
ward and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes." 

Sidewalk riding in the city is rigidly prohibited, but 
the streets, where or when the " sprinkler si)rinkleth not," 
are fairly rideable, though caution should be used at 
crossings unprovided with bridges or gondolas. The 
street-crossings of Newburyport are " fearfully and 
wonderfully made." 

There is no official hotel, but the Merrimac House — 
the Wolfe tavern of a former age — on State street, is the 
usual " headquarters " of wheelmen, and with the " Brown 
Square House," on Titcomb street, is recommended to 
patronage as affording every accommodation and at 
reasonable prices. 

Newliuryport has about 14,000 inhabitants, mostly de- 
voted to that dolcefar niente Avhich is a special charac- 
teristic and charm of the town. It, however, numbers 
among its industries extensive manufactures of silver 
ware, and cotton and shoe factories are numerous. 
Among the latter is the shop of E. P. Dodge & Co., 



34 NEWBURYPORT AND VICINITY. 

probably the largest in the world and one which will 
richly rejjay a visit. 

Newburyport is a quaint, old-fashioned city, abounding 
in places of historic interest, among which may be 
enumerated the temporary homes of the French Refugees, 
Talleyrand, etc., who here found the '■^placidam qideteni " 
of the State motto ; the charming insular retreat of 
" Our Sappho ; " the palatial residence and grounds of the 
Wallaces ; the homesteads of Caleb Gushing, jof Lord 
Timothy Dexter and other notables ; the Old South 
Church which guards the remains of the immortal White- 
field ; the public library where formerly dwelt the 
merchant jjrince Nathaniel Tracy, and where Washing- 
ton was entertained ; the houses wherein were born the 
heroic Greeley of Arctic fame. Garrison — called the 
liberator ; residences of Gough, the temperance crusader, 
and multitudes of others, living and dead, known to fame 
and romance, which space for mention is wanting. Not 
to be omitted, however, is the beautiful " Garden of the 
Dead," whose massive portals will stand " till the shadows 
flee away," a munificent gift to the city of one of her 
honored sons. 

There is but one 'cycling club in this vicinity, the 
Y. M. C. A. Bicycle Club, which was organized at New- 
buryport, June 28, 1886, with J. W. Evans as president 
and A. D. Wells, secretary. There is no representative 
of the League. An official " repairer of machines," under 
C. T. C. appointment, is Charles R. Sargent, rear of Joy's 
block, who is especially recommended, though trustworthy 
work may likewise be had of F. E. Davis on Pearson's 
wharf. The chief natural curiosity near the city, and 
which should by all means be inspected, is the " Devil's 
Den" and its neighboring "basin." Minerals of rare oc- 



NORTH ANDOVER. 



currence are to be found at this locality, precious serpen- 
tine in various shades with filmy veins of a delicate and 
glossy asbestos ; treraolite, garnets, and oven more valued 
stones may reward research, whilst the ride itself will 
more than repay the visit. 

All roads lead out of High street — all are practicable 
to the " wheel, " Bi. or Tri., and in perhaps all cases, the 
outing may be by one road and the return by another. 
To go from Newburyport to Portsmouth, the Merrimac 
must be crossed either by the public bridge adjoining the 
railroad, or by chain bridge. By either way the road is 
bad, and the wheelman not so English as to regard a bad 
road as an inducement, will preferably take the cars for 
" Hamjjton " whence fine riding may be found either 
direct to P. or circuitously by Hampton and Rye beaches 
and the Wentworth House. For West Newbury, 
Georgetown, Haverhill, Andover, etc., either leave High 
street at State street for Byfield or at the upper end of 
Frog Pond by Guinea and the Chipman mine, or take 
the left-hand road at "three roads." For Amesbury, 
Merrimac, Exeter, etc., cross Chain Bridge. 

Distances: — From Rowley to River Parker, 5 m, ; 
Rowley to State street, Newburyport, 8 3-4 m. ; the 
Parker to State street, 3 3-4 m. ; Newbury Upper Green 
post-office to State street, 7-8ths m. ; River Parker to 
three roads, 5 5-8 m. ; three roads to Chain Bridge, 1 
m. ; State street to three roads, 1 7-8 m. 



NORTH ANDOVER. 



North Andover is a noted agricultural town, excelling 
all other places in the county in the number and extent 



3G NORTH ANDOVER. 

of its farms. Congressman W. A. Rnssell owns probably 
the finest fancy-stock farm in the state. The town boasts 
three hirge woolen mills, oTie of them being the first of 
the kind started in America, also an extensive shoji for 
the mannfactiire of cotton and woolen machinery, which 
is the largest machine shop in the country. The popula- 
tion is 3,425. The railroad accommodations are fur- 
nished by the Boston and Maine Railroad and are about 
as good as are usually found in a town of its size. There 
are really two separate village centers, one being known 
as North Andover, the other North Andover Depot. The 
objects of interest are its picturesque scenery, its beauti- 
ful mansions (one of the most prominent being Gen. Sut- 
ton's charming estate, "Hill Crest"), its ]>icturesque 
lake covering some 1,500 acres, its histoiic burial places, 
etc. There are no hotels here, visitors generally going to 
Lawrence, although Isaac F. Osgood and George B. Lor- 
ing at North Andover Center furnish accommodations to 
those staying over. There is no bicycle club in the town. 
There .are several riders, however. Frank M. Downing 
is executive of the L. E. C. W. 

The roads, generally, are good for country roads, soft 
in places and with an occasional hill, yet the rider will 
find little trouble in picking good tr.aveling in almost anj-- 
direction. Towards Lawrence and Andover they are 
very good. Towards Salem, rather soft at first, but im- 
proving as the rider leaves town. Towards Haverhill, 
they are soft and hilly, making decidedly hard woi-k on a 
wai'm day. Starting from the Center, for Lawrence (3 
m.), follow the horse-car track; Boxford (6 1-2 m.), Es- 
sex street; Middlcton (8 m.), Salem street; Andover 
(3 1-2 m.), Andover street; Bradford and Haverhill (6 
ni.). Prospect street. 



PEABODY. 



PEABODY. 



This is .1 thriving tanning and currying town, having a 
population of 9,530. Strangers should visit the Peabody 
Institute, on Main street, near Wallis, and see Queen 
Victoria's portrait, presented to George Peabody by Her 
Majesty. Also see the new Town Hall, Soldiers' Monu- 
ment and old burying-ground in Main street. Ship 
Rock, the largest boulder east of the Mississipjji, is worth 
seeing. It is located at the Lynnfield end of Summit 
street, near Newhall's crossing. South Peabody. The 
only hotel is Baldwin's, the second block in Foster street 
above Monument square, which is as good as the average 
town hotel. The town is amply provided with railroad 
facilities, should the unfortunate wheelman meet with a 
serious mishap to his mount which would necessitate 
recoi^rse to some other means of leaving town, there 
being three lines of steam cars, while hoT*se-cars connect 
with all surrounding places. 

There is a new clul) in town, the Peabody 'Cycle Club, 
which was organized June 15, 1886, with J. F. Heath as 
president, and Milburn P. Ward, secretary. Elections 
are to take place semi-annually. Mr. Ward has been ap- 
pointed L. E. C. W. executive. H. C. Hardy, at store 
13 Lowell street, will also give visitors any information de- 
sired. There is no place in town where anything more 
serious than a bent handle-bar can be attended to. 

The roads leading out of town are all of good, hard 
surface, with the exception of the turnpike. For Salem 
(2 ni.), take Main street. For Dan vers (3 1-8 m.), take 
Central street to Andover street, keeping straight ahead, 
which will bring you out at the square in Danvers. To 
go to Middleton (6 m.), same as to Danvers, taking 



38 ROCKPORT.— ROWLEY. 

right-hand road marked " Andover " on Andover street, 
which rnns into Middleton. For Lynnfield Center (6 
m.), take Washington street to Tapley's Brook, then 
turn to right and keep on the straight road. For Read- 
ing (7 in.), take Lowell street. 



ROCKPORT. 



Rockport has a pojnilation of 3,888 and is situated 35 
miles from Boston. Its princijial industry is stone cut- 
ting and quarrying. Fisliing and agriculture also figure 
prominently. A branch of the Eastern Railroad runs 
to the town. The Abbott House in Main street makes a 
discount of 20 per cent., while the Pigeon Cove House 
also gives reduced rates to wheelmen. There are few, if 
any, wheels owned in the place. 

The roads are in good condition most of the year. 
There is no sand, but the ronds are hard, and in some 
cases, border on the rocky. For Gloucester (4 7-8 m.), 
follow Main street, south-west ; or, take North street to 
Pigeon Cove and follow the road " Around the Cape." 



ROWLEY 



Rowley, a place of 1,183 peo])le, is about 28 miles from 
Boston. Its ])rincii)al industries are heel manufacturing 
and farming. The hotel is the Eagle House, on the 
main road. There are sevei-al wheelmen in the town 
(although no club has been formed), any of whom will 
willingly give information. Mr. A. E. Bailey, at the 
drug store on the left, just l>eyond the hotel, will also be 



SALEM. 30 

happy to furnish information or assistance to visiting 
wheelmen. The Eastern Raih-oad passes through the 
town. A visit to Prospect hill, the second hill in height 
in the county, will well repay one. 

The roads in Rowley are especially good, being hard 
and dry and next to those of Ipswich in quality. From 
Rowley to Newl)uryport is a delightful ride of 8 3-4 
miles, the road being good all the way. Stop at Bean's 
Crossing, so called, in Rowley woods, and refresh your- 
self from the "moss-covered bucket " of the well near by. 
For Georgetown (6 m.) and East Boxford (8 m.), take 
right of green at the hotel, unless coming east, when 
keep a lookout for road on the left, just before entering 
the town proper. For Ipswich (4 m.), take left of green 
at hotel. 



SALEM. 



A busy city of 28,090 inhabitants, Salem is the trade 
center of the south-eastern j^ortion of the county. Cot- 
ton manufacturing forms the principal industry, althougli 
extensive business is done in shoe manufacturing, tanning 
and currying. Salem has excellent railroad facilities, 
both steam and horse. There are numbers of fine resi- 
dences in the city, those around the Common and on 
Chestnut street being especially noticeable. Salem 
abounds in objects of historic interest. See the Court 
House in Federal street, the " House of Seven Gables " 
in Turner street, the old Witch House in North street, 
the Custom House in Derl:)y street, Plummer Hall (First 
Church in rear) and the Museum in Essex street, the 
jail in St. Peter street, and Gallows Hill (where the 



40 SALEM. 

witclics were hanged). The Willows and Juniper Point 
are summer resorts at Salem Neck and are reached by a 
sandy road ; nevertheless large numbers of wheelmen 
congregate at the former place, Sunday afternoons dur- 
ing the summer, to listen to the band concert. Of the 
hotels, the Essex House, L. A. W. hotel, at 176 Essex 
street, is the best ; the Central House, opposite E. R. R. 
station, coming next. The Lafayette House, 140 Lafay- 
ette street, is a first-class road house. The Juniper 
House at Salem Neck and Ocean House at Juniper Point 
are summer hotels. There are two first-class bicycle re- 
pair places — R. H. Robson's, 39 Boston street, and D. 
Edgar Hunter's, Franklin building, 18 Washington 
square, at either of which may be found spare parts and 
sundries of all kinds. Mr. Robson is L. A. W. consul and 
L. E. C. W. executive. Mr. Hunter is the noted racer. 
Wheelmen are sure of a hearty welcome at both of those 
places. 

There are three clubs in the city. The Hawthorne, 
organized April 30, 1880, is the oldest, and has quarters 
at the corner of Essex and Liberty streets. Elections 
take place annually. The Salem club was organized in 
September, 1883. It has elegant rooms in Perley block, 
252 Essex street. Officers are elected annually. The 
Puritan Club (formed October 6, 1885) is composed of 
ten members and enjoys the distinction of being strictly 
a riding club. Its headquarters are located in the build- 
ing at the foot of Winthro}) street, on the shore of the 
south mill-])ond. Elections occur the first Tuesday in 
October. Arthur N. Webb, 125 Lafayette street, is 
corresponding secretary of the L. E. C. W. 

The roads are very good and Lafayette street makes an 
unexceptionable ride. For Marblohead (4 m.),by Lafa}^- 



SALISBURY. 41 



ette street to Forest River, up the hill, first turn to left. 
For Peahody (2 m.), take Essex street, turning into Bos- 
ton street. For Beverly (2 m.), take Essex street, Wash- 
ington square, Winter and Bridge streets, over the 
bridge. For Swatnpscott (4 ni.), by Lafayette street, 
turning into Loring avenue on right and keeping on main 
road, or turning to left after passing the road house. 
For Lynn (6 1-2 m.), same as to Swampscott, or up Essex 
street. Highland avenue, keeping on the turnpike. All 
these roads are good, except the turnpike, which is sandy 
in dry weather. For Dan vers (4 1-2 m.), North street, 
straight ahead ; fine road. 



SALISBURY. 



Salisbury proper is now a part of Amesbury. East 
Salisbury is a small village about 4 1-2 miles from the 
village proper and two miles from Salisbury Beach, over 
a sandy road. Salisbury Point is a noted place for row- 
boats ; in fact, their manufacture is the chief industry of 
the place. It is one mile from the Amesbui-y post-office, 
following Main street straight ahead. Take sidewalk 
for good wheeling. For Portsmouth, N. H., take the 
street on the right, passing Rocky Hill meeting-house, 
leaving it on the right. This is a few miles further than 
to have gone direct from Newburyj^ort, but the road is 
much better. For Amesbury, take right after crossing 
Powow River bridge. The road is poor, but the 'cycler 
who is not troubled with conscientious scruples will un- 
doubtedly take the sidewalk. For Newburyport (3 m.), 
due south, main road from flag-staff at East Salisbury ; 
sandy road. See "Amesbury" for routes to adjoining 



42 SAUGUS. — SWAMPSCOTT. 

l^laccs, Amesbury and Salisbury being practically one 
town. 



SAUGUS. 



Saugns is a pretty place of 2,855 inhabitants. Its 
business is principally shoe manufacturing. It has good 
railroad connections, both steam and horse. The scenery 
is charming. From the top of Ballard Hill, near East 
Saugus, is a fine view. There is a wheeling club in the 
place, the Puritan Bicycle Club (organized May 27, 
1886), with headquarters in Central square. Lawrence 
Adlington is president, and Walter Scott, secretary. 
Elections are held in May and November. Mr. Scott is 
also L. E. C. W. executive. The })ublic houses are tlie 
Sunnyside and Copeland's, by the wayside on the main 
road. 

The roads are hard and good nearly all summer. 
From Saugus Center for Lynn (3 1-2 m.), via East Sau- 
gus and Summer street. For Lynnfield Center (6 m.), 
take the Newburyport turnpike to Lynnfield south village 
(3 m.), then take left-hand road crossing the railroad 
track. Good roads. 



SWAMPSCOTT. 



This little fishing town is well-known as a summer re- 
sort. It has a population of 2,471 and good raili'oad 
facilities. There are numbers of fine summer residences 
in the town, and in the season the streets are alive with 
stylish turn-outs. The Soldiers' Monument is one of the 



TOPSFIELD. 43 



sights of the town. Not many wheels in town, and no 
club. The hotels are the Lineoln House, Ocean House, 
Hotel Beacon, and Hotel Preston at Beach Bluff, near 
the Marblehead line, all first class summer houses. 

Its roads are first class. For Lynn (2 1-2 m.), take 
Hum})hrey street and follow horse-railroad track up King 
Beach hill, then take Ocean, Nahant and Broad streets 
and Central avenue or Market street. For Marblehead 
(4 m.), take Humphrey street, straight ahead, avoiding 
Atlantic avenue. A pretty ride is around Phillips' Point, 
turning to right of Humphrey street at pump. For 
Salem (4 m.), take Humphrey street, Burrill street, past 
the depot, and turn down Forest River road on right; or, 
same as to Marblehead, taking first left-hand road after 
|)assing Phillips Beach station. 



TOPSFIELD. 



Topsfield is about twenty miles from Boston by the old 
turnpike and about twelve from Isrewbury])ort. Its pop- 
ulation is 1,141, and its principal business, the manufact- 
ure of shoes. The Boston and Maine Railroad passes 
through the town. Near the Town Hall is the old Capen 
house, said to be over two hundred years old, and in the 
south-western part of the town is the copper mine. 
There are two hotels, the Elm wood House near the Town 
Hall, and the Topsfield House, near the railroad station. 

The roads are quite good, though apt to be a little 
sandy on the outskirts during a dry season. From Mid- 
dleton, Boxford and Ipswdch, there are no large hills, 
while from Danvers, Wenham and Hamilton, one may 
encounter hills which will require a dismount. Take the 



44 WENHAM. — WEST NEWBURY. 

turnpike east for Ijiswich (6 1-2 ni.), west for Danvers 
(5 m.). For East Bo.vfortl (3 m.), take street west of 
Common, cross railroad track and turn in first road on 
right. Follow Main street east for Hamilton (5 m.), 
west for Middleton (G m.). For Wenham (5 m.), take 
Central street, off Main. 



WENHAM. See Hamilton and Weniiam. 



WEST NEWBURY 



This town is well worthy of a visit by reason of its 
numerous points of historic interest, its fine views, its 
well-tilled farms and attractive residences. It is the 
home of many wealthy and leai'ued celebrities. Within 
its boufids is " Indian Hill " long, as now, the ancestral 
abode of the Poores. Perhaps the country has no more 
quaint a dwelling than that of the present proprietor, the 
talented, versatile and genial Ben : Perley Poore, known 
of all men. His mansion contains a vast treasury of 
curiosities which no one would willingly fail to inspect 
and the hospitality of their owner is equal to every oc- 
casion. Additionally, two famous hills are within the 
town limits, " Pipe Stave" and "Crane Neck." To the 
enthusiastic 'cycler the ascent of either will present only 
a pleasant toil, the descent, a poem.- For " doing" West 
Newbury, vide " Newburyport and Vicinity," supra. 



©HE LiBAGUB OP GSSBX (sOUNTY 

Wheelmen. 



Among the 'cycling institutions of this country, but 
few are better known to tlie wheeling fraternity than the 
League of Essex County Wheelmen. This league, com- 
posed of the i-iclers of a single county, has ali-eady entered 
on its fifth year of existence and has made for itself an 
enviable name by its interest in matters pertaining to 
the wheel. From the earliest days of bicycling in this 
country, Essex County has always taken an active 
interest in the wheel. The project of forming a league 
was suggested by " Ellsworth," a Newburyport corre- 
spondent of the Bicycling Woi'ld, who, realizing the need 
of such an organization, started the ball in motion in the 
spring of 1882, and the subject was well discussed in the 
columns of that paper, being popularly known as the 
" Newburyport Idea." It met with much favor, and the 
Lawrence club, then the liveliest club in the county, soon 
took u]) the matter in earnest. Invitations were sent to 
all the county wheelmen, inviting them to meet at Law^- 
rence, on Memorial day, for the purpose of forming the 
league, and on the day appointed, over 100 wheelmeji 
put in an ajijieavance. After a grand parade and ban- 
quet, which latter was generously provided by the Law- 
rence club, the league was officially formed and a con- 
stitution adopted. The following officers were elected, 

(45) 



4<i THE LEAGUE OF 



to serve for one year : — President, Malilon D. Currier 
of Lawrence ; vice-j)resi(lent, Eugene F. Davenport of 
Marblehead ; secretary, J. Fred. Adams of Haverliill ; 
treasurer, James P. liurbank of Salem ; commander, 
Walter O. F'aulkner of Lynn. Executives were also ap- 
pointed, one for each city and town, their duties to be 
similar to those of L. A. W. consuls. 

The league at once gained a good hold on the county 
riders, and the membership roll soon ran up to one 
hundred and thirty-three names, nearly every one being 
that of an ardent wheelman. With that material the 
league went to work and it was decided to have a meet 
every month during the riding season. The next meet 
was held at Salem, August 24, and consisted of a run to 
Nahant, where the day was spent in picnic style. • The 
third meet was held at Marblehead, September 18, the 
local club being in charge of arrangements ; and tlie 
fourth (which vras the last of the season), at Beverly, the 
Thorndike club doing the honors. The meets were all 
well attended, and proved very pleasant and successful 
affairs. 

But in the meantime the ofhcers had not been idle. A 
set of rules and by-laws to govern the league was adopted 
and the organization put in working order. 

The second annual meet was held at Lynn, Memorial 
day, over two hundred wheelmen being present. After 
a parade aboiit the city, the business meeting was held, 
at which the following officers were elected for the ensu- 
ing year, the president and corresponding secretary re- 
ceiving the comi)liment of a re-election in recognition of 
untiring services ])erformed during the previous year : — 
President, Mr. Currier ; vice-president, Frank S. Winsliip 
of Lynn ; corresponding secretary, Mr. Adams ; recording 



ESSEX COUNTY WHEELMEN. 



secretary, Lelaud H. Cole of Beverly ; treasurer, George 
China of Marblehead. The office of couniiander Avas 
aholished at this meeting and the duties of the secretary 
divided among a recording and a corresponding secretary. 
The sixth meet was an excursion from Salejii to Na- 
hant, August 7. The seventh meet took place at Marble- 
head, September 3, the day being spent with sports at a 
grove by the sea. The eighth and last meet of the season 
was a race meeting at Lawrence, September 29, for 
prizes of gold and silver medals. In the one-mile race, 

A. E. Davidson of Lynn won first prize, and W. O. 
Faulkner of same city, second. In the two-mile race, W. 

B. Segur of Andover was first, and Faulkner, second. 
Faulkner also won first prize in a five-mile dash, and 
John Tacy of Lawrence, second. An obstacle race con- 
cluded the events and was won by P. Howard Shirley of 
Marblehead, Henry L. Daniels of Lawrence taking- 
second prize. 

The third annual meet took place at Salem, May 30, 
1884, and was well attended by the county wheelmen and 
by large delegations from Boston and elsewhere. There 
was a parade and dinner, and a dance in the evening. 
At the business meeting, the following officers were elect- 
ed for one year : — President, Mr. Currier ; vice-presi- 
dent, Mr. Winship ; recording secretary, Mr. Cole ; cor- 
responding secretary, Frank P. Ingalls of Salem ; treasur- 
er, Mr. Chinn. 

The tenth meet occurred the latter part of July at 
Haverhill, the local wheelmen doing the honors and fur- 
nishing a generous collation. A steamer was taken down 
the Merrimac River to Newburyport, where dinner was 
served at the Merrimac House. The afternoon was rainy 
and consequently put a damper on the meet. The 



48 THE LEAGUE OF 

eleventh meet was held in connection with the meet of 
the Massachusetts Division, L. A. W., at Boston, Sei»tein- 
ber 5. The twelfth meet and second annual race meet- 
ing took place at Lawrence, September 27, the races 
being won as follows : — One-half mile, William A. 
Rowe of Beverly, first ; W. B. Segur of Andovei", second. 
One-mile, Frank P. Ingalls of Salem, first ; Charles E. 
Whitten of Lynn, second. Three-mile record, Mr. 
Ingalls, first; Mr. Rowe, second. One-half mile ride-and- 
run, open to all riders in the county, Mr. Whitten, first ; 
A. F. Greenleaf of Amesbury, second. One-half mile for 
l)oys, winner unknown. One-mile, tug of war, open to 
all county clubs, won by Salem Bicycle Club team. This 
closed the meets for the season. 

The fourth annual meet was held at Beverly, May 30, 
1885, being well attended. As usual there was a ])arade 
and dinner, a dance in the evening closing the day's fes- 
tivities. The officers elected for the ensuing year were : — 
President, Mr. Winship ; vice-president, Mr. Adams ; re- 
cording secretary, Mr. Cole; corres}>onding secretary, 
Manuel F. Erailio of Salem ; treasurer, Mr. Chinn. 

On the afternoon of June 19, the fourteenth meet was 
held at Lynn, and included a run to Nahant for sup]ier. 
The fifteenth meet was held at Gloucester, Saturday 
evening, August 15, the boat being taken to Boston the 
next day and from thence a run out to Bi'ighton for dinner. 
The sixteenth meet and third annual race meeting 
took place at the Danvers Riding Park, September 19, 
and was the most successful race-meeting ever held by 
the league, 1150.00 in prizes being given. The races, 
with three exceptions, were open to all amateur ridei-s 
and were won as follows : — One-mile, W. A. Rhodes of 
Dorchester, first; A. L. Jeniu'ss of Rye Beach, N. IT., 



ESSEX COUNTY WHEELMEN. 40 

second. Three-mile, for league members, D. Edgar 
Hunter of Salem, first ; C. E. Whitten of Lynn, second. 
One-half mile, Mr. Whitten, first; Mr. Jenness, second. 
Two-mile handicap, Mr. Rhodes, first ; Robert Burns of 
Salem, second. One-mile league chamjnonshij), Mr. 
Hunter. Five-mile, Mr. Rhodes, first ; Fi-ank G. Gibbs 
of Cambridge, second; Mr. Burns, third. Tug-of-war, 
open to all clubs in the county, won by the Lynn 'Cycle 
Club team, composed of Messrs. Rowe, Whitten and G. 
S. Porter. An attempt was made to hold the 
seventeenth meet at Marblehead Neck, Saturday evening, 
October 17, but the fates interposed and the season closed 
without another gathering of the members. 

On Monday, May 31, 1886, the fifth annual meet was 
held at Lynn and was as successful as its predecessors. 
It included the usual dinner and parade and attendance 
at the races on the Lynn track in the afternoon, closing 
with a dance in the evening. The following officers 
were elected for the coming year : — President, Emerson 
G. Gordon of Lynn ; vice-president, Thomas S. Webb of 
Lawrence ; recording secretary, Gardner R. Hathaway of 
Marblehead ; corresjionding secretary, Arthur N. Webb 
of Salem ; treasurer, Mr. Chinn. 

Besides the regular meets, the various clubs have been 
on visiting terms with each other, and have made fre- 
quent friendly trips to and fro. The league has made a 
complete success of its efforts to estal)lish good-fellow- 
ship and fraternal feeling among the wheelmen of the 
county, and with the aid of executives, members are as- 
sured of cordial treatment when in any of the cities or 
towns of old Essex. The fair sex having knocked at its 
doors, in the winter of 1883-4 the league threw open its 
portals to them, and Miss Cora I. Smith of Amesbury 



50 THE LEAGUE OF ESSEX COUNTY WHEELMEN. 

was the first lady to enter, but as tricycling was not at 
that time so popular among the ladies as at this en- 
lightened day, the membership did not increase in that 
respect and at the end of the year the league lost its en- 
tire lady membership in the withdrawal of Miss Smith. 

The league is not above associating with that much- 
abused class, professional wheelmen, admitting them 
to membership and to all the social privileges of the 
league, but it does not recognize them as of the same 
standing as amateurs in contests on the racing path, 
which, to be sure, is all well enough. 

The league is doing everything possible to promote the 
interests of wheelmen, and as an evidence that its efforts 
are appreciated, the membership is constantly increasing. 
This little association having survived the vicissitudes of 
four twelve-months, as the genial but erratic Kip would 
say, " May it live long and prosper," 



She IiiTBi^ATUr^E op the ^hebl. 



It would doubtless he a matter of considerable surprise 
to one outside the wheeling fraternity to learn the extent 
which the litei-ature of this comparatively recent sport 
has attained. Surely no other pastime can make as good 
a showing in this respect in so short a time. Wheeling 
is a sport which seems to have been cultivated more 
largely by persons of education and literary acquirement, 
than any other of the diversions which are embraced in 
the term, "polite recreation." And to be able to say 
that a sport which has had so short an existence in this 
country can lay claim to so extensive a literature of its 
own, should be a matter of considerable pride to every 
wheelman. But probably there are scores of 'cyclers 
throughout the country who are ignorant of the full ex- 
tent of the literature which has been produced through 
the inspiration of the wheel, and, for the benefit of those 
of that class whose hands this little book may fall into 
and as a means of I'eference for those who may be better 
informed on this point, the following titles of all the 
j)eriodicals in the English language devoted to the wheel 
and of every book connected with the sport that has ever 
been produced in America, are enumerated, as far forth 
as has been possible to obtain. The information is not 
given as a matter of puffery for the publications in ques- 
tion, but solely as a matter of interest and convenience to 



LITERATURE OF THE WHEEL. 



the wheeling public, and in pursuance of a policy first ad- 
vocated by Karl Kron,* who has lent his willing hand in 
the compilation of the following matter. 

The following is a list of 'cycling journals, giving date 
of first issue of each, and is believed to include all those 
which are now regularly puhlished in the English lan- 
guage :— Z. A. W. Bulletin (July 2, '85), weekly, 
il ; Philadeli)hia, Pa., 506 Market" St. W/ieehnan'ft 
Gazette (Apr., '83), monthly, 50 c. ; Springfield, Mass. 
liicycling World (Nov. 15, '79), weekly, $1 ; Boston, 
Mass., 179 Tremont St. Cycle (Apr. 2^, '86), weekly, 
$1.50; Boston, Mass., 22 ^School St. Wheel (Sept. 
25, '80), weekly, |1 ; New York, 12 Vesey St. South- 
ern Cijcler (Nov., '84), monthly, 50 c. ; Memphis, 
Tenn. Blcyde South (Dec, '84), monthly, 50 c. ; 
New Orleans, La., 116 Gravier St. Star Advocate 
(Mar., '85), monthly, 50 c; East Rochester, N. H. 
American Wheelman (Aug., '85), monthly, 50 c; St. 
Louis, Mo., 516 Olive St. Vermont Bicycle (April, 
'86), monthly, 25 c. ; West Randolph, Vt. Recrea- 
tion (July 3, '86), weekly, i|1.50; Newark, N. J. 
Canadian Wheelman (Sept., '83), monthly, $1 ; Lon- 
don, Out. C. T. C. Monthly Gazette (Oct., '78), 3 s. 

*Thi.s cliapter has been prepared from the manuscript of the thirty- 
eisrlitli chapter of "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle" (725 pages of 
4o(),00() words; bound in cloth, with gilt top; appendix of 3,500 subscril)- 
ers' names instead of the usual advei'tisements; price, $1.50), a wheel- 
man's gazetteer of American roads, wliicliKarl Kron expects to publish 
in Sept., after three jears' elaboration. We fully agree with his argu- 
ment that all publishers of books, pamphlets, papers and price-cata- 
logues, devoted to the 'cycling trade, ought to give all the incidental 
help which they can to the spread of 'cycling literature. He otters to 
supply without charge an electrotype in nonpareil (6 1-4 by 3 .3-4 inches, 
comprising nearly 1,000 words), advertising all such literature now 
in the American market. He also sends table of contents, descrip- 
tive circulars and specimen chapter free. His address is the Uni- 
versity Building, Washington Square, New Vork City, D. 



LITERATURE OK THE WHEEL. 53 

6 d. ; London, Eng., 139 and 140 Fleet St. Cyclist 
(Oct. 22, 79), weekly, 6 s. 6 d. ; Coventry, Eng., 12 
Sinitliford St. Bicycling News (Jan., '76), weekly, 6 s. 
6d.; London, Eng., 98 Fleet St. Wheeling (Apr. 30, 
'84), weekly, 6 s. 6d.; London, Eng., 152 Fleet St. 
Cycling Times (May, '77), weekly, 6 s. 6 d. ; London, Eng., 
East Temple Chambers, Whitefi-iars St. Tricycling Jour- 
nal (June 15, '81), weekly, 6 s. 6 d. ; London, Eng., 
Hammersmith Printing Works. Wheel World ('80), 
monthly, 6 s. ; London, Eng., 98 Fleet St. Irish Cy- 
clist and Athlete (May 15, '85), fortnightly, 5 s. 5 d. ; 
Dnblin, 40 Lower Sackville St. Iriah Cycling and Ath- 
letic Jo?irnal (Nov., ^Sb), weekly, 6 s. 6d. ; Dublin. Aus- 
tralian Cycling News (Aug. 31, '83), fortnightly, 7 s.; 
Melbourne, Vict., 47 Queen St. 

Of the prints which are no longer in the market, the 
earliest mention belongs to the American Bicycling Jour- 
nal., which made 14 regular fortnightly issues, Dec. 22, 
'77, to June 22, '78, and 4 later ones in '79. It was pub- 
lished at 178 Devonshire street, Boston, at 10 c. a copy, 
or $2.50 a year. The proprietors were Cunningham, 
Heath & Co., the earliest firm organized for the importa- 
tion of bicycles into this country, and the editor Avas 
their junior partner, Frank W. Weston, Another not- 
able monument in the journalistic cemetery is that made 
by the 15 monthly numbers of the Wheelman, Oct., '82, to 
Dec, '83, an illustrated octavo magazine of 80 double- 
column pages, handsomely printed. The publishers were 
the Wheelman Co. of 608 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 
J. S. Phillips was literary editor ; and Charles E. Pratt, 
contributing editor. The magazine was subsequently 
merged into Outing, a magazine of general outdoor 
recreation, which was begun in May, '82, at Albany, 



54 LITERATURE OF THE WHEEL. 

N. Y., by W. B. Howlancl, the two appearing under the 
title of Outing and The Wheelman. This style was re- 
tained until the SOtli number (Mar., '85), completing the 
fifth semi-annual volume. It was then published at 175 
Tremont St., Boston, by the Wheelman Co. Charles 
Richards Dodge was editor after the Wheelman series end- 
ed in Dec, '83. Since the Feb., '86, issue, the Outing- 
Co. has published it at 140 Nassau St., N. Y. ; with 
Poultney Bigelow as editor. The number of pages was 
increased from 80 to 128 in Apr., '84, when the name 
Wheelman was removed from the cover, and the price 
increased from |2 to $3 a year. The semi-annual 
volumes, bound in cloth, are advertised at $1.50 each for 
the first five, and |2 each for the later ones. A credit- 
able fortnightly was the Philadelphia Cycling Becord, 
which made 26 appearances, beginning Mar. 7, '84. The 
])ublisher was H. B. Hart, 811 Arch St., Philadelphia, 
Pa. ; Melmoth M. Osborne, editor. The Western '' Cyclist, 
eight pages, was ]>ublished at Ovid, Mich., by the KDvid 
Bi. Club, as a monthly at 24 c. a year, in Apr., '83 ; sub- 
sequently issued as a semi-monthly at 50 c. It was 
the official organ of the Michigan Div. W. C. Marvin 
was managing editor till May 15, '85, and C. S. Reeves 
till Dec. 1, when it died. The Cleveland Mercury was the 
official organ of the Ohio Div. and published monthly by 
the Cleveland Bi. Club, at 10 c. for the half year, Apr. to 
Sept., '84. Alfred Ely, Jr., was editor. The second vol- 
ume began in Apr., '85, with its name changed to 
Cycling and its subscription price placed at 50 c. a year, 
but after the Sept. No., it was merged into the Spritig-. 
Jleld Wheelman^s Gazette, The Bicycle was a semi-monthly 
published at Montgomery, Ala., from July 15, '84, to 
Oct. 15, '85, at $1. Frank X. Mudd and J. C. McKen- 



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zie, the original editors and proprietors, issued the first 
numbers, and R. H. Polk the remaining 24. The 
Cycle was the name of a monthly issued in '83 by H. E. 
Nelson and C. II. Fisher of Milford, Mass., at 35 c. a 
year, only a hfllf dozen numbers appearing. The Hamil- 
ton Wheel Journal was started in May, '85, as a monthly, 
but only one nundier was ever heard of. Of the same 
date was the Yale Cycliat, designed to advertise the races 
of the Yale Bi. Club. Similarly, the fourth annual fall 
races of the New Haven Bi. Club were promoted by the 
New Haven Bicycle Herald (Sept., '83 ; price, 5 c.) ; and 
the Elizabeth Wheelman (Dec, '84) was issued in supjjort 
of an exhibition by a club of that name. The Bicycle, 
Vol. 1, No. 1 (illustrated, Feb., '81), was published by VV. 
M. Wright, 160 Fulton St., N. Y., for gratuitous dis- 
tribution. Perhaps the California Athlete should be add- 
ed to the list. It was a weekly journal of Pacific sports 
($2.50), published by Ben Benjamin at San Francisco, 
Cal., which made nine aj^pearances beginning Apr. 11, 
'85, and afterwards transferred its good-will and editor 
to the Ingleside^ one of the pages of which, edited by C. 
A. Biederman, serves as the official organ of the California 
Div. The Bicycler s Record was the name of a well got 
up sheet which made two appearances and was published 
by the Lawrence, Mass., Bicycle Club in Jan. and Feb., 
'84, to advertise tournaments. 

The following is a list of American books and pam- 
phlets concerning the subject now in the market. They 
are bound in cloth unless otherwise s})ecified : — " Lyra 
Bicyclica: Sixty Poets on the Wheel" (2d ed.. Mar., 
'85) ; 50 and 75 c. ; J. G. Dalton, author, 36 St, James 
ave., Boston, Mass. (1st. ed., Oct., '80, " Forty Poets," 
20 c.) " Wheel Songs," poems of bicycling, by S. 



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Conant Foster (July, '84, illust., $1.75) ; N. Y. : Outing 
Coin])aiiy, 140 Nassau street. " Rhymes of the Road 
and River," by " Chris. Wheeler" [Arthur Henry 
MacOwen] (Nov., '85, $2) ; Philadelphia, Pa. : E. Stan- 
ley Hart & Co., 321 Chestnut St. " A Canterbury Pil- 
o-rimage," ridden, Avritten and illustrated by Joseph and 
Elizabeth Robins Pennell (Aug., '85, paper, 50 c.) ; 
N. Y. : C. Scribner's Sons, 743 Broadway. " In and 
Around Cape Ann," a guide to Gloucester and vicinity, 
for the wheelman tourist and summer visitor (Aug., '85, 
illust., 75 c.) ; John S. Webber, Jr., author, Gloucester, 
Mass. "Road Book of Long Island" (Apr., '86, $1), 
tabulated statistics of the best riding within 50 m. of 
N. Y. City, with special mapsj A. B. Barkmau, com- 
piler, 608 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. " Canadian 
Wheelmen's Ass'n Guide" (Apr., '84, 50 c.) ; a revised 
and enlarged ed., with maps, to be published in Sept., 
'86, by tlie secretary, H. B. Donly, Simcoe, Ont. The 
second " Hand-book of the Ohio Division " (May, '86 ; 
T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield) is sold to League mem- 
bers only, for |1 ; the 1st ed. (Mar., '85) contained 
nothing about roads. " Road and Hand-book of Pa., 
N. J. and Md. " (2d, ed., '86, flexible leather, $1), con- 
tains maps, descriptions and tabulated statistics of 12,000 
miles; H. S. Wood, Box 916, Philadelphia, Pa. 
" Cyclist's Road Book of Boston and Vicinity " (2d ed.. 
May 20, '86) ; 55 routes given by streets ; mailed for 
15 c. by the compiler, A. L. Atkins, 17 West Walnut 
Park, Boston, Mass. (1st ed.. Mar., '85.) "Wheelman's 
Hand-book of Essex County" (3d ed., revised and en- 
larged, July, '86) ; mailed for 20 c. by the compiler, 
George Chinn, Beverly, Mass. Old eds, (1st ed., Apr., 
'S4-, 2d, May, '85), free for 3-c. stamj). "Star-Rider's 



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Manual" ("id ed., Mar., '80 ; 75 c), an instruction book 
on the use of the American Star bicycle ; E. H. Corson, 
author. East Rochester, N. II. (1st ed., Jan., '84.) 
"A. B. C. of Bicycling" (Apr., 'SO; 10 c), instructions 
for beginners, by II. B. Hart, 811 Arcli St., Philadeli)liia, 
Pa. " Bicycle Tactics," a manual of drill for clubs (Apr., 
'84; 20 c), by T. S. Miller, 162 Washington St., Chicago, 
Ills, "Club Songs" (set to popular airs; 25 c), by A. 
S. Hibbard, Arthur Young and T. S. Miller. " Wheels 
and Whims: a 'cycling novel," by Mrs. F. T. McCray and 
Miss E. L. Smith (May, '84; illust., 11.25); Boston: 
Cupples, Upham & Co. ; 2d ed., May, 'SQ, paper, 50 c, J. 
S. Browning, 91 Oliver St., Boston, Mass. " Wheelman's 
Reference Book " (May, '86, illust., 81 ; paper, 50 c.) ; 
Hartford, Conn. : Ducker & Goodman. " Cyclist's 
Record Book," for recording rides (Feb., '84, 30 c. ; 
roan leather, 50 c), by C. D. Batchelder, Lancaster, N. H. 
"My Cycling Log Book" (May, '86, 11.25), for recording 
rides, by Frank W. Weston ; published by C. H. Whit- 
ing, 168 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. " Blank Road 
Book, as adojited by the Pennsylvania and New Jersey 
Divisions" (July, '86, 125 detachable blanks, bound in 
flexible cloth, 28 c), by H. S. Wood, "designed for the 
combined uses of correspondence and publication, in 
compiling otticial road books for the League ; " mailed by 
T. H. Wright, Box 1619, Philadelphia, Pa. " Amateur 
Bicycle Re])airing" (18 mo., flexible leather, 25 c.), by 
Col. Horace Park, published at Cincinnati, in '85 or 
earlier, by R. Clarke & Co. "The Advantages of 
Cycling, with practical suggestions on learning and rid- 
ing, by 5678" (Feb., '86, pp. 16) ; privately printed for 
L. H. Porter, East Orange, N. J. "What and Why: 
Some Common Questions Answered" (1st ed., Apr., '84; 



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2(\ ed., coini)letiiig 100,000 copies, A})!-., '86), by Chas. E. 
Pratt ; distributed by the Pope Mfg. Co., Boston, wliieh 
also issued (Apr., '86; 8 vo.), an ornamental "no-name 
scrap-book," composed of fac-simile reproductions of 
newspaj)er and magazine cli])pings in praise of 'cycling. 
"The Agent's Guide ; or, How to Make Money by Selling 
'Cycles '; (1st ed. of 5,000, Feb., '86 ; 2d ed., July), by if. 

D. Corey; distributed by Stoddard, Lovering & Co., 
Boston. "The Book of Berkshire " (June, '86; leather- 
ette, 75 c. ; pa]jer, 50 c), has one feature got up espe- 
cially for wheelmen and contains a large road maj» of 
Berkshire County ; published by Clark W. Bryan & Co., 
Ilolyoke, Mass. Road books of Conn., Mich., N. Y. and 
other States are in ])reparation. 

More interesting to the general reader than any 'cycling 
book now in existence will be Thomas Stevens's " Around 
the World on a Bicycle,'^ to be reproduced in '88 from 
the series of illustrated articles which Outing has 
]»ublishe<l monthly since Apr., '85, More voluminous 
than any other is " Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle " 
(Sept., '86, 11.50), for it will probably contain a greater 
number of words than all the above catalogued books 
and pam])hlets combined. Specimen chapter mailed 
free by Karl Kron, New York City, D. 

Among books which are no longer in the market, the 
most important is the "American Bicycler," by Charles 

E. Pratt, Boston, Mass. 1st ed. was issued March, '70 
(illust.), and sold for $1. A 2d ed. was issued in June, 
'80, at 50 c. " Over the Handles and other 'Cycling 
Sketches : the Wheelman's Annual for 1881 " and " Whirl- 
ing Wheels : the Wheelman's Annual for 1882 " were pub- 
lished by James P. Burbank, Sal(?m, Mass., at |1 ; paper, 
35 c. " A Bicycle Tour in England and Wales," by A. 



ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS. 59 

D. Chanaicr and J. C. Sliai'i., Jr., of the Suffolk Bi. Club, 
was publisliod, '81, by A. Williams & Co., Boston, Mass., 
at $3, illust. The "Wheelman's Record Book" (May, 
'84) was published by the John Wilkinson Co., Chicago, 
Ills., at 50 c. in leather. " The Wheelman's Log Book 
for 1881 " was issued by F. Jenkins, 21 Park Row, N. Y., 
at 25 c. in pai)er. The " Fii-st Annual Hand-book of the 
Massachusetts Division," L. A. W., compiled by the 
(then) Chief Consul Edward K, Hill of Worcester, Mass., 
was published in 1884 by James P. Burbank, Boston, 
Mass., at 25 c. in ]>aper. "Road Book of Western New 
York " (June, '85, paper, 2 c.) ; Buffalo : Bull & Bowen. 
The " Hand-book of the Missouri Division " (St. Louis : 

E. M. Senseney ; '85) contains no mention of roads. 
The L. A. W. issued an unnamed hand-book in Sept., '81, 
at 50 c. in paper, and announces a smaller one for 2 c. in 
'86. The ofKcial programme of its seventh annual meet 
was a handsomely printed pamphlet of 32 pj). with 
ornamental cover of unique design. 



ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS. 



The abbreviations and contractions used in this book 
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general use and readily comprehended : 

Bi. — Bicycle. 

C. T. C. — Cyclists' Touring Club of England. 

L. A. W. — League of American Wheelmen. 

L. E. G. W. — League of Essex County Wheelmen. 

Tri. — Tricycle. 



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10,000 Miles Kael Kkon. 

9,000 Miles, Heney W. Williams. 
Fbom Pennsylvania to Ne- 
braska AND Return, 

Hugh J. High. 




OH THE PATH. 

14 Mile, 1-2 Mile, 3-4 Mile 

(AMATEUK). 1 Mile 

( Amateur) . 

From 2 Miles to 38 Miles, 

Inclusive. 

WORLD'S RECORDS. 


EVET(Y BIGYCLEJi AND TKlGYGLEli 

SHOULD CALL AT OUE WAREEOOMS AND INSPECT THE 

GebCJMBIA 
BlGYGbES 

^i,-,^^ AND 

Trigygles. 

SEASON OF 1886. 

A General Reduction in Prices and many Important 
Improvements over last Season's Machines. 


THE P0PE MFG. CQ., 

597 Washington Street, . . . BOSTON. 

BRANCH HOUSES, 
12 Warren Street, NEW YORK; 115 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO. 

CATALOGUE SENT FREE. 


At every League meet the Colum- 
bia Bicycles have been in tlie major- 
ity. * * More than ono-half of the 
bicycles in the recent parade of the L. 
A W. at Buffalo, N. Y., were Exi'ERt 
COLUMlilAS. * * For eight years 
the oldest and best riders have ridden 
COLUMiilAB. * * Although the 
Columbia Bicycles have been in use 
seven years, there never has been one 
so worn as to be unfit for use.— 

WUBELMBN'S GAZETTE. 




GREATEST 

DISTANCE EVER MADE 

INSIDE THE HOUR. 

20 1-2 MILES, 396 1-3 FEET. 



See Richardson & Gerts' Bicycle Hose Card. 



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